NEFARIOUS - Tales Of Mystery NEFARIOUS - Tales Of Mystery: Mystery and Crime Fiction on the Web Since 1999 - Here's To A Good Mystery™ 2008-12-27T20:53:58Z Copyright (c) 2008, Robert K. Foster ExpressionEngine tag:thewindjammer.com,2008:12:27 NEFARIOUS has moved to a new home tag:thewindjammer.com,2008:index.php/nefarious/6.136 2008-12-27T20:22:57Z 2008-12-27T20:53:58Z Robert K. Foster rkfoster@thewindjammer.com http://www.robertkfoster.com/ In order to save on expenses we have been forced to move NEFARIOUS - Tales of Mystery to a new web domain. The domain “www.nefarious-tales.com” will now forward to the site you are now viewing.

{extended} ]]> Back Issue Archives tag:thewindjammer.com,2008:index.php/nefarious/6.135 2008-12-27T18:20:33Z 2008-12-27T19:26:34Z Robert K. Foster rkfoster@thewindjammer.com http://www.robertkfoster.com/ You can check the Internet Archive project (http://www.archive.org/index.php), which archives web sites, for previous versions of the NEFARIOUS web site. The URL’s below will give you pages for the two domains NEFARIOUS has used:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.thewindjammer.com/nefarious/

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nefarious-tales.com/

December 1999 Premier Issue Cover Art

Webzine Back Issue Morgue by Volume and Number

Year 1999

Volume 01 Number 01 - December 1999

  1. TALKED TO DEATH By Jeffrey Marks
  2. IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND ALIVE… By G. Miki Hayden
  3. HOME WRECKERS By M.E. Troy
  4. WAITING TO DIE… By Michelle Giles
  5. THE FOREST CONNECTION By Lynda Douglas

Year 2000

Volume 01 Number 02 - January 2000

  1. THE THREAT By John Broussard
  2. JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE PARANOID By Michael Mallory
  3. THE LOVE BOAT By Charles Hustmyre
  4. MURDER ON THE LEAVENWORTH EXPRESS By Patricia Harrington

Volume 01 Number 03 - February 2000

  1. MURDER UNDRESSED By David Scott
  2. HAPPY LAST BIRTHDAY TO YOU By Pat Fish
  3. BETTER THAN HOUDINI By Larry Cohen
  4. THE LAST GASP By Marianna Heusler

Volume 01 Number 04 - March 2000

  1. DANCING WITH SCORPIONS By George M. Scott
  2. DOCTOR OF DEATH By Marcia Kiser
  3. FREELANCER By Richard B. Schwartz
  4. DEAD MAN’S CHEST By Jeffrey Marks

Volume 01 Number 05 - April 2000

  1. THE WINNING By James S. Dorr
  2. ONE BIG SCORE By Charles Hustmyre
  3. A GOOD SUMMER JOB By Anthony Neil Smith
  4. VISITOR By Cynthia Hendershot

Volume 01 Number 06 - May 2000

  1. THE BELT By Anand Rainman
  2. HARD UPBRINGING By J. Vandersteen
  3. THE UNBORN By Serita Stevens
  4. THE RUBY ROBBER By Michelle Giles
  5. FILM NOIR By Larry Tyler

Volume 01 Number 07 - 2000

  1. Contents Listing Unavailable.

Volume 01 Number 08 - 2000

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Volume 01 Number 09 - 2000

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Volume 01 Number 10 - 2000

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Year 2001

Volume 02 Number 01 - 2001

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Volume 02 Number 02 - 2001

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Volume 02 Number 03 - 2001

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Volume 02 Number 04 - 2001

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Volume 02 Number 05 - 2001

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Volume 02 Number 06 - 2001

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Year 2002

Volume 03 Number 01 - 2002

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Volume 03 Number 02 - March 2002

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(No Issues between March 2002 and October 2006)

 

Year 2006

Volume 04 Number 01 - October 2006

  1. Author Patricia Harrington
  2. Hidden Thoughts [55 Word Fiction] by Judy Saul
  3. A Step at a Time [Short Story] by Judith Post
  4. The Legend of the Woman [55 Word Fiction] by Christina R. Floe
  5. The Silver Cord [Short Story] by Christina R. Floe
  6. Unfinished Business [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  7. The Ordeal [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  8. Registration Problems (AOL Users) [Website News] by R.K. Foster
  9. Et Tu [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  10. First Time [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  11. The Vincent Zandri Web Page [Web Link | Author/Artist Website] by R.K. Foster
  12. Helix :: a Speculative Fiction Quarterly [Web Link | Online Magazine] by R.K. Foster
  13. Free Book Zone [eBooks | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  14. World eBook Library [eBooks | Web Link] by R.K. Foster

Volume 04 Number 02 - December 2006

  1. Revenge [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  2. Faster than a Speeding Bullet: 6 Steps to Writing Flash Fiction [Writing] by Paul Alan Fahey
  3. Film: Children of Men [Film | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  4. 55 Nefarious Words [55 Word Fiction] by R.K. Foster
  5. The Weight of Words [Flash Fiction] by Harriett Fjaagesund

 

Year 2007

Volume 04 Number 03 - March 2007

  1. The Butler Did It [55 Word Fiction] by Stephen D. Rogers
  2. CRAZY [Flash Fiction] by Paul Alan Fahey
  3. Mystery Chips [55 Word Fiction] by Christina R. Floe
  4. QUACK [Short Story] by Jan Christensen
  5. Poisson [55 Word Fiction] by bluvelvet
  6. Who’s Afraid of the Morning After? [55 Word Fiction] by Paul Alan Fahey
  7. NEFARIOUS - Tales Of Mystery Book Store [From The Editor | Website News] by R.K. Foster
  8. Holster [55 Word Fiction] by BJ Bourg
  9. Time Waits For No One (March 2007) [Editorial] by R.K. Foster
  10. HEY, THERE’S A DEAD GUY IN THE LIVING ROOM [Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  11. Out of Control [55 Word Fiction] by Shannan A. Gros
  12. 2007 Edgar Award Nominees List [From The Editor | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  13. TCM Mystery Movies in March [From The Editor | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  14. eBook Formats Primer [eBooks] by R.K. Foster
  15. Renaissance E Books Inc. [eBooks | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  16. Fictionwise - Excellence in Ebooks [eBooks | Web Link] by R.K. Foster
  17. Newpages.com - Good Reading Starts Here [Web Link] by R.K. Foster

Volume 04 Number 04 - April 2007

  1. A Mound of Pressure [55 Word Fiction] by Michael Varma
  2. Moscow Times [Short Story] by Elena Clark
  3. INTERNAL AFFAIRS [55 Word Fiction] by Shannan A. Gros
  4. From Out of the Darkness [55 Word Fiction] by BJ Bourg
  5. A Sad Surprise [55 Word Fiction] by jvimawriter
  6. Everything Has Its Place [55 Word Fiction] by drourso
  7. Oops. [55 Word Fiction] by r2
  8. The Wraith of Wendy Wilkerson [Short Story] by Daniel B. Young
  9. Corpus Deli [55 Word Fiction] by Teel James Glenn

Volume 04 Number 05 - May 2007

  1. True Love [55 Word Fiction] by Shannan A. Gros
  2. Smells Like Rain [Short Story] by BJ Bourg
  3. Always Keep Count [55 Word Fiction] by Teel James Glenn
  4. A Slightly Different Perspective (May 2007) [Editorial] by R.K. Foster
  5. Some Things You Just Don’t Do [Short Story] by Ralph Filicchia
  6. Seven By Seven [55 Word Fiction] by Larry Tyler
  7. Old Adversaries: A Bo Fexler Story [Short Story] by Clair Dickson

Volume 04 Number 06 - June 2007

  1. The Grieving Husband [55 Word Fiction] by BJ Bourg
  2. Speed Trap [Short Story] by Brian Haycock
  3. Punishment [Short Story] by Len Maxwell
  4. The Case [Short Story] by g emil reutter
  5. Dolphin [Short Story] by Steve Andreorio
  6. The Reunion [55 Word Fiction] by Sara Lynn Ryan
  7. The Package [Short Story] by gregstephens
  8. Familiar Face [55 Word Fiction] by James Mathis
  9. Dial B for Burbank [Web Link] by R.K. Foster

Other Stories

Not Specific To Any One Issue

  1. About NEFARIOUS - Tales Of Mystery [Website News] by R.K. Foster
  2. Membership Information [Membership News] by R.K. Foster
  3. Submission Guidelines [Website News] by R.K. Foster
  4. Submission Entry Form Instructions [Website News] by Website Administrator
  5. Information For Authors and Artists [Membership News] by R.K. Foster
  6. Author and Artist Payment Rate Schedule [Website News] by R.K. Foster
  7. Instructions For Submitting A Web Site Link [Website News] by R.K. Foster
  8. Webzine Circulation Numbers [Website News] by Website Administrator
  9. Member Benefits [From The Editor | Membership News] by R.K. Foster
  10. Advertising Rates [From The Editor | Website News] by Website Administrator
  11. NEFARIOUS Has A New Look! [From The Editor | Website News] by R.K. Foster
{extended} ]]> About NEFARIOUS - Tales Of Mystery tag:thewindjammer.com,2008:index.php/nefarious/6.134 2008-12-27T18:15:26Z 2008-12-27T19:25:27Z Robert K. Foster rkfoster@thewindjammer.com http://www.robertkfoster.com/ NEFARIOUS - Tales of Mystery was created in the spirit of classic mystery stories where the plot, the puzzle, the mystery itself was the key ingredient of the tale. Our online zine included Short Stories, Flash Fiction, 55 Word Fiction, Film Photos and Movie Trailers, occasional Reviews, an Image Gallery, Events Listing, Discussion Forums, Crime News, an E-Book page, and a Book Store. We were also available on cell phones and other portable devices through a mobile formatted interface at the nefarious.mobi URL.

Some History

NEFARIOUS - Tales of Mystery began life in 1999 as an online “ezine”, as they were called in those days. Created during the heyday of the “Mystery” series on PBS television in the United States it was intended to extend the mystery genre in short story magazine form onto the Internet. Despite the many shortcomings of web site software, and our web design skills, at the time we managed to get a good number of issues out on the web.

In those early days we also had the benefit of being listed on the Excite Web Portal (remember them?) through our RSS feed. Excite was one of the first portals to make use of RSS (which stood for Rich Site Summary when in its infancy). Much of our initial popularity could probably be attributed to the traffic from the Excite portal. Excite was good for us and gave us the proverbial big break. It was a disappointment to hear that they would be shutting down but, by that time, RSS had become more widely used on the Net so there was potential for other syndication.

The tag line we used in those days was “A mystery fiction webzine for Readers who love a good mystery and Writers who love to tell one.” We did have a good mix of mostly mystery and crime fiction with the occasional horror story.

In September 2002 a new web domain was setup for the Nefarious - Tales of Mystery webzine at www.nefarious-tales.com. March 2002, Volume 3 Number 2 “The Tough Guys and Gals Make Good” Issue was the last issue published on the old web space at www.thewindjammer.com/nefarious . There was a multi-year “hiatus” from 2002 until the Autumn of 2006 in which we discontinued publication of new issues of the webzine. We also discontinued publication after the June 2007 issue.

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